Relational-communional identity of priests

Ovaj rad u središte stavlja potrebu razvoja relacionalno-komunionalnog identiteta svećenika. Utemeljen na biblijskom iskazima s jedne, i potrebom današnjeg čovjeka, s druge strane te jasno postaje kako kroz odnos i izgradnju zajedništva Crkva uspijeva ostati u kontaktu sa svijetom. Bitno je, međutim, naglasiti kako se u djelovanju prednost treba dati Crkvi kao zajednici, a ne kao kleričkoj ustanovi. Stoga počevši od izvornog biblijskog identiteta – nasljedovanje Krista, relacionalno-komunionalni identitet svećenika smanjuje rizike unutarnjih kriza: individualizma i klerikalizma te nastupa prema svijetu s potrebnom otvorenošću: slušanje, djelovanje i usmjeravanje na Krista, naš temelj susreta i zajedništva s Bogom.Our article puts back in the center the importance of the development of relational-communal character for today’s priestly identity. The character founded on the one hand on Sacred Scripture and on the other hand on the needs of modern people. It is now clear how the Church thought internal relationship and communion remains in contact with the world. Moreover, in ecclesial activity we give precedence to the Church seen as a community and not as the clerical institution. Starting from the original priestly identity which would be the following of Christ, the relational-communal character diminishes the risk of internal ecclesial crises: such as individualism and clericalism and assists the Church to approach the world in an open way: that is, to listen, to exercise service and to direct people to Christ, who is the central figure of our encounter and communion with God